Ancient Greek mythological muse, Clio, is one of the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. These muses are a reflection of the devised sources of inspiration of the arts.
Dear Ones,
In the 1930s someone decided to say "an historical society" instead of "a historical society."–that's if you don't aspirate your h's–as the English pronounce herb as "erb." "An historical society" is merely an affectation of society.
When I was growing up history was taught in public schools. However, today it has been eliminated for the most part. In the meantime the internet and television have taken up the void, which is good. Documentaries, such as those produced by Ken Burns makes history come alive with action and passion.
There is an abundance of everyday discovery through archeology and under water exploration such as underground villages, architecture and hidden art now being exposed. There is so much in this wonderful world that no one should ever be bored.
Biographies and movies featuring lives of real people are exciting and tell us what other people have experienced–successes, defeats, the joys of life in general. We learn how very human we all are, with such a variety of different traits–both good and bad.
And we are often programmed and conditioned by others who can entrap us in cults by those who are ignorant from lack of education–especially history.
"Those who do not know what happened before they we born remain children all their lives."–Plato
Mame,
helenesmith1.blog spot.com Am also known as Helene Jingleheimer Smith. Sometime I'll tell you about how I got this nickname.
